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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 17, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on June 17, 1987 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stewart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 26,780 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: Dave Phillips |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Polonia | Center Fielder |
| Mike Davis | Right Fielder |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | Catcher |
| Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | DH |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| Angel Salazar | Shortstop |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Billy Gardner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 17, 1987
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Quirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Stewart
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Stewart
There goes Seitzer. The throw from Tettleton and he is safe. Seitzer steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Stewart
Tartabull hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Saberhagen
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stewart
White hits a line drive into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stewart
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Stewart
Balboni is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Stewart
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Saberhagen
Tettleton hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Saberhagen
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Saberhagen
The umpire calls a balk on Saberhagen Polonia moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Polonia scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. McGwire reaches third base with a triple. Davis scores. Lansford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco bunts towards the mound. Saberhagen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Stewart
Quirk hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stewart fields it and throws to first for the out. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Stewart
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Davis. Seitzer reaches second base with a double. Quirk scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seitzer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tartabull vs. Stewart
Tartabull hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Seitzer scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Stewart
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stewart
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Stewart
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Saberhagen
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Saberhagen
Tettleton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Stewart
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Stewart
Quirk hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Stewart
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Saberhagen
Griffin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia bunts between the mound and first base. Saberhagen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Polonia for the out. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Saberhagen covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Stewart
Seitzer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Stewart
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Stewart
Tartabull is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Stewart
White strikes out. Tettleton drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws White out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Saberhagen
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stewart
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Balboni hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Balboni reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salazar vs. Lamp
Salazar bunts in front of the plate. Tettleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Balboni moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Leiper
Dave Leiper now pitching. Hal McRae pinch hits for Jamie Quirk.
McRae hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Balboni scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Leiper
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Saberhagen
Larry Owen now catching.
Tettleton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Saberhagen
Griffin hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Saberhagen
There goes Polonia. The throw from Owen and he is safe. Polonia steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Saberhagen
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Leiper
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Leiper
Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Seitzer moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tartabull vs. Nelson
Gene Nelson now pitching.
Tartabull hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Seitzer tags and scores. Brett tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Nelson
White hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Nelson
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Saberhagen
Lansford hits a popup towards short. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Saberhagen
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Von Ohlen
Dave Von Ohlen now pitching.
Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Von Ohlen
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Von Ohlen
Owen strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Saberhagen
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Saberhagen
Tettleton strikes out. There goes Phillips. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Saberhagen
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1987 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Polonia L, cf 4 1 1 0 Wilson W, cf 4 0 0 0
Davis M, rf 3 2 1 2 Seitzer K, 3b 3 2 2 1
Lansford C, 3b 4 1 1 1 Brett G, dh 4 3 3 1
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 1 2 Tartabull D, rf 3 1 1 2
Canseco J, lf 4 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 1 1 4
Jackson R, dh 4 0 1 0 Jackson B, lf 4 1 1 1
Phillips T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Balboni S, 1b 3 1 1 0
Tettleton M, c 4 0 0 0 Salazar A, ss 3 0 0 0
Griffin A, ss 4 1 2 0 Quirk J, c 2 1 1 0
McRae H, ph 1 0 1 1
Owen L, c 1 0 0 0
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34 5 7 5 31 10 11 10
Oakland 003 020 000 -- 5
Kansas City 005 012 20x -- 10
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart D (L)* 5.0 7 7 7 1 5
Lamp D 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Leiper D+ 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Nelson G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Von Ohlen D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B (W) 9.0 7 5 5 2 7
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 4, Kansas City 2
2B -- Jackson R, Seitzer K, Balboni S
3B -- McGwire M
HR -- White F, Davis M, Brett G, Jackson B
SB -- Seitzer K, Polonia L, Phillips T
SH -- Salazar A
SF -- Tartabull D, White F
HBP -- by Stewart D (Balboni S)
Balk -- Saberhagen B
T -- 2:30
A -- 26780
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